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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1915
Page
9
George Ray Waters aged ydr died yesterday at his life residence 7 East. Funeral arrangements to be announced later. The brief notice notes payments and expenses related to a Colorado mine inspection.
General Manager W. Burton reports satisfaction with progress since the assessment funds were raised. Ore production from the Colorado site and new sedge workings exceeds two cars daily. Development on the 2500 foot level continues, crosscuts planned, and plans to reach the No. 1 vein by September 1. Local support in Butte has improved markedly for the Davis-Daly company. A separate note mentions a theft at John Sells home, with recovered items in Oakland and St. Paul, linked to a Chicago motion-picture firm.
A distinguished party led by Grand Exalted Ruler James Nicholson of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, along with Grand Secretary Fred C. Robinson and other officers, visited Butte lodge No. 240. Delays from a Washington wreck shortened plans but festivities sparked vivid remarks on Elkdom, membership, and fraternal service.
Justice Department cases involving foreign subjects indicted under the foreign enlistments act prompt calls for punishment. An official told the Russian ambassador that efforts target Montenes agents among detainees in Chicago and Seattle. In New York a roller coaster accident at Coney Island left three dead and many injured, while a Spring Valley mother and her child escaped serious harm by clinging to the car until police rescued them.
Reporting from the front lines reveals the Teutons maintaining a lead along the eastern sector while Allied forces begin evacuating Gorizia. Forks capture, part of the contested region, underscores ongoing bombardment and shifting control. The action centers on strategic movements near Kelas and other key positions, with poet Adrintte Conn noted in dispatches.
A distorted wartime casualty ledger lists theater totals. France and Dardanelles figures appear with other theaters and missing categories, showing totals for killed and wounded, including officers and men across theaters.
The report outlines Allied and Austro German forces clashing on eastern, southern and western fronts with claims of advances in Russia and near the Fecht valley while Austrians and Italians contest near Gorlaia and Doberdo. Paris reports French gains in Alsace and trench captures north of Muenster. In the Dardanelles the conflict widens with bombardments and submarine actions. Obituary notices announce the funeral of James I Pace and Rose Huotte's death with details of arrangements and transport.
The Butte Chautauqua managed a successful program after the big tent was destroyed. An afternoon program in the pavilion featured the Ciricillo Opera Company and a Ciricillo band piece. Tonight the show continues with The Story Beautiful by Reverend Patrick and Ruthven story music.
Montana's four most important pubs at the Thornton hotel repreparing the day at Deer Lodge Warm Springs and Galen. inspectors included A M Alderson secretary of state J B Fal and W C Ba nd Me Alderson from Helena on a train return to the capital in the morning. They were pleased with progress at Warm Springs and Galen where improvements are underway.
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